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Monday, December 3, 2012

CINNAMON TOAST CRUNCH

CINNAMON TOAST CRUNCH
Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey
RumChata

Reese's Puffs, Lucky Charms, Fruit Loops, Honey Nut Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch-- all good cereals, and great martinis. These cereal martinis have become very popular in the last few years, and for good reason. They are extremely delicious, and I can't imagine anyone who likes cereal not liking one. Though not really the best thing to drink in the morning (there are too many fabulous coffee and orange juice cocktails out there for that), these cocktails are perfect for when you are craving something sweet and creamy that will give you a buzz too.

I had one of those cravings while at Panini's Restaurant in Concord, Ohio, so I ordered a CINNAMON TOAST CRUNCH martini. It was made with Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey, a cinnamon-flavored whiskey that tastes a lot like the cinnamon-flavored candied hearts of my youth, and RumChata. RumChata, or "rum cream," is a white liqueur made from rice, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, and sweet dairy cream. It's used in most of the cereal martinis I've seen. I hear it makes good French toast too.

The CINNAMON TOAST CRUNCH martini, though a joy to sip, was not a dead ringer for the cereal. But it was a nice attempt. It tasted strongly of the Fireball Whiskey, and I'm now intrigued by this great-tasting whiskey. I'll have to try it in other cocktails. It did go well with the RumChata, but the combination just failed to taste as much like the cereal as the other cereal martinis do. Despite this, the CINNAMON TOAST CRUNCH was a great cocktail and great time, and I'm thinking of opening a cereal martini bar.

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Hi- I'm an average, multi-tasking mom, wife, and office worker. I like to take a break from my average life every once in a while with a cocktail, but even that was getting boring. This blog is a record of my quest to get out of my cocktail rut and to have my cocktails reflect the fun, adventerous, high energy woman that I am. Plus, I love a challenge. I am committed to having a different cocktail every day in 2012- no matter if I'm sick, hung-over, busy or just not in the mood. It will happen. Watch me.

Measure 101

The measure or jigger is a single-piece, double-sided cup, usually made of metal. The jigger’s larger-sized cup equals one measure and the smaller side equals a half measure. I’ll most often reference measures in the recipes. If you don’t have a measure, the following will be helpful to you:

1 measure = 1 ½ tablespoons

¾ measure = 3 teaspoons

½ measure = 2 teaspoons

¼ measure = 1 teaspoon

1 dash = a pinch, a splash, a drop, and sometimes a smidgen

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Cocktail Sources

Unless otherwise noted in the post, the cocktail recipe came from the following book: The Bartender's Companion to 750 Cocktails by Stuart Walton, Suzannah Olivier and Joanna Farrow (thanks guys!) It was published in 2005 by Hermes House in London and I highly recommend it.